During a webcast, the system administrator leads through the event, he releases presentation slides at the correct time or supervises the chat.
By simply clicking on the desired entry in the list of all existing webcasts the detail view of the selected webcast opens.
The user interface of WebcastOperator consists of the following areas and functional components:
Area/ Functional Component | Description |
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Status selection | Depending on the state of the current webcast, you can switch to the next possible status by means of the provided button. For example, the system administrator can switch from post-live to pre-live to test a planned webcast. You can switch to the on demand status in the WebcastManager. Once the webcast has switched to on demand, you cannot change the status anymore. |
Slides | All presentation slides uploaded to the WebcastManager are represented in the left window pane. Highlight the desired slide to open it in the slide preview. |
Slide Preview | You can push the slide shown in the preview at the right time, i.e. as far as possible simultaneously with the current presentation of the speaker. Click for this purpose on the button [Push slide]. With a short time delay, the corresponding slide is enabled for the consumer module and is visible there. |
Live stream preview | The player is located beneath the slide preview. Here, the live stream of the event as well as the currently released slide is visible. |
Chat | If the chat feature has been activated for the webcast, you will see the chat history in the right window pane. |
Q&A | If the Q&A feature has been activated for the webcast, you will see the requests of users in the right window pane. In contrast to the chat function, a direct interaction between users is not possible. |